Boyacá district, Colombia
Places to visit near Combita
Combita is a town in Boyacá district, Colombia, home to about 1,034 people. Within 50 km by road there are 186 places to visit — 76 hill stations & viewpoints, 39 forts & heritage, 30 waterfalls and 15 museums. The must-see places are Monasterio de San Agustín (15 km), Cojines del Zaque (15 km) and Convento Santa Clara La Real (15 km).
Combita at a glance
- Location
- Boyacá district, Colombia
- Population
- about 1,034
- Coordinates
- 5.6333° N, 73.3167° W
- Places within 50 km
- 186 (6 must-see)
- Best time to visit
- October to February for cool, clear air for hill stations & viewpoints; October to February for forts & heritage; year-round for museums
Top places to visit near Combita
Ranked by how worth the drive they are from Combita: must-see places and the closest well-loved spots first. Open a place for photos, today’s visitor status, timings and directions.
- Monasterio de San AgustínMuseums · BoyacáMust-see
- Cojines del ZaqueForts · BoyacáMust-see
- Convento Santa Clara La RealMuseums · BoyacáMust-see
- Hunzahúa WellForts · BoyacáMust-see
- IguaqueWaterfalls · BoyacáMust-see
- Captain Antonio Ricaurte House MuseumMuseums · BoyacáMust-see
- Alto de Las ÁguilasHills · BoyacáNotable
- Los IndiosForts · BoyacáNotable
- La Piedra del Viejo (Leyenda)Caves · BoyacáNotable
- Cascadas de El InfiernitoWaterfalls · BoyacáNotable
- BohíoForts · BoyacáNotable
- Templo de GoranchachaForts · BoyacáNotable
More places near Combita
- Alto Del Volado · viewpoint · Boyacá · ~13 km
- Iglesia Las Nieves (El Señor de la Columna) · church · Boyacá · ~14 km
- Parque Pinzón · park · Boyacá · ~15 km
- Alto San Antonio · viewpoint · Boyacá · ~15 km
- Bus Terminal · attraction · Boyacá · ~15 km
- Casa del Escribano Don Juan de Vargas · museum · Boyacá · ~15 km
- Tower Palace · fort · Boyacá · ~15 km
- Bolivar Plaza · attraction · Boyacá · ~15 km
- Monumento A Simón Bolívar · fort · Boyacá · ~15 km
- Catedral Basílica Metropolitana Santiago de Tunja · church · Boyacá · ~15 km
- Alto Jariguaque · viewpoint · Boyacá · ~15 km
- Alto de Ginua · viewpoint · Boyacá · ~15 km
Things to see near Combita, by type
Hill stations & viewpoints near Combita
117 hill stations & viewpoints within 100 km of Combita. The closest is Alto de Las Águilas (9 km). Best time: october to february for cool, clear air.
- Alto de Las Águilas · viewpoint · Boyacá · ~9 km
- Alto Del Volado · viewpoint · Boyacá · ~13 km
- Alto San Antonio · viewpoint · Boyacá · ~15 km
- Alto Jariguaque · viewpoint · Boyacá · ~15 km
- Alto de Ginua · viewpoint · Boyacá · ~15 km
- Alto San Pedro · viewpoint · Boyacá · ~18 km
Forts & heritage near Combita
55 forts & heritage within 100 km of Combita. The closest is Los Indios (10 km); the best-known is Cojines del Zaque (15 km). Best time: october to february.
- Cojines del Zaque · fort · Boyacá · ~15 km · Must-see
- Hunzahúa Well · fort · Boyacá · ~16 km · Must-see
- Los Indios · fort · Boyacá · ~10 km
- Bohío · fort · Boyacá · ~12 km
- Templo de Goranchacha · fort · Boyacá · ~13 km
- Tower Palace · fort · Boyacá · ~15 km
Waterfalls near Combita
42 waterfalls within 100 km of Combita. The closest is Cascadas de El Infiernito (11 km); the best-known is Iguaque (27 km). Best time: july to january, best august to november right after rains.
- Iguaque · waterfall · Boyacá · ~27 km · Must-see
- Cascadas de El Infiernito · waterfall · Boyacá · ~11 km
- Grutas y Cascadas Tunja · waterfall · Boyacá · ~17 km
- Camino de la Cascada · waterfall · Boyacá · ~22 km
- Cascada · waterfall · Santander · ~22 km
- Mirador de Cascada · waterfall · Santander · ~23 km
Museums near Combita
18 museums within 100 km of Combita. The closest is Monasterio de San Agustín (15 km). Best time: year-round.
- Monasterio de San Agustín · museum · Boyacá · ~15 km · Must-see
- Convento Santa Clara La Real · museum · Boyacá · ~15 km · Must-see
- Captain Antonio Ricaurte House Museum · museum · Boyacá · ~28 km · Must-see
- Casa del Escribano Don Juan de Vargas · museum · Boyacá · ~15 km
- Casa Cultural Gustavo Rojas Pinilla · museum · Boyacá · ~16 km
- Museo Municipal · museum · Boyacá · ~23 km
Lakes, dams & reservoirs near Combita
13 lakes, dams & reservoirs within 100 km of Combita. The closest is Laguna Carrizal (22 km). Best time: august to december when reservoirs are full and gates may open.
- Laguna Carrizal · lake · Boyacá · ~22 km
- Laguna Pozo de Los Patos · lake · Boyacá · ~28 km
- Blue Wells · lake · Boyacá · ~32 km
- Sochagota Lake · lake · Boyacá · ~33 km
- Lake Tota · lake · Boyacá · ~55 km · Must-see
- Isla Santo Domingo · lake · Boyacá · ~57 km · Must-see
Churches near Combita
9 churches within 100 km of Combita. The closest is Iglesia Las Nieves (El Señor de la Columna) (14 km). Best time: year-round.
- Iglesia Las Nieves (El Señor de la Columna) · church · Boyacá · ~14 km
- Catedral Basílica Metropolitana Santiago de Tunja · church · Boyacá · ~15 km
- San Ignacio · church · Boyacá · ~16 km
- Templo del Topo · church · Boyacá · ~16 km
- Santa Bárbara · church · Boyacá · ~16 km
- Parroquia San José · church · Boyacá · ~18 km
A one-day trip from Combita
5 of the best places within 60 km, in driving order so you don’t double back: about 70 km on the road.
- Start in Combita
- 15 km Monasterio de San Agustín · museum, Boyacá
- 1 km Convento Santa Clara La Real · museum, Boyacá
- 1 km Hunzahúa Well · heritage site, Boyacá
- 1 km Cojines del Zaque · heritage site, Boyacá
- 25 km Iguaque · waterfall, Boyacá
- 27 km Back to Combita
Plan a longer trip from Combita — the planner adds a place to stay each night and keeps the route to one loop.
From travellers near Combita
No traveller has reported from around Combita yet. Been to one of these places recently? Open it and post what you found — is the waterfall flowing, how crowded was the temple, is the beach safe — so the next visitor knows before they drive.
How to reach Combita
All places near Combita by distance
15–50 km — half-day trips
- San Ignacio · church · Boyacá · ~16 km
- La Pila del Mono · fort · Boyacá · ~16 km
- Bosque de la República · fort · Boyacá · ~16 km
- Columna A Los Mártires · fort · Boyacá · ~16 km
- Palacio de la Torre · fort · Boyacá · ~16 km
- Templo del Topo · church · Boyacá · ~16 km
- Casa Cultural Gustavo Rojas Pinilla · museum · Boyacá · ~16 km
- Santa Bárbara · church · Boyacá · ~16 km
- Grutas y Cascadas Tunja · waterfall · Boyacá · ~17 km
- Alto San Pedro · viewpoint · Boyacá · ~18 km
- Los Hongos · fort · Boyacá · ~18 km
- Alto Chuscal · viewpoint · Boyacá · ~18 km
- Parroquia San José · church · Boyacá · ~18 km
- Piedra del Sol · fort · Boyacá · ~21 km
- Alto De Copa · viewpoint · Boyacá · ~22 km
- Laguna Carrizal · lake · Boyacá · ~22 km
- Camino de la Cascada · waterfall · Boyacá · ~22 km
- Peña Parida · fort · Boyacá · ~22 km
- Cascada · waterfall · Santander · ~22 km
- Museo Municipal · museum · Boyacá · ~23 km
- Mirador de Cascada · waterfall · Santander · ~23 km
- Ruina Finca · fort · Boyacá · ~23 km
- Cascada · waterfall · Boyacá · ~23 km
- Alto Muerto · viewpoint · Boyacá · ~24 km
- Murales · museum · Boyacá · ~24 km
- Alto Ortigal · viewpoint · Boyacá · ~24 km
- Roca · viewpoint · Boyacá · ~24 km
- Alto de Bolívar · viewpoint · Boyacá · ~24 km
- Alto De Quemba · viewpoint · Boyacá · ~24 km
- Alto de Matacaliente · viewpoint · Boyacá · ~24 km
- Alto La Cruz · viewpoint · Boyacá · ~24 km
- Cascada Ocusa · waterfall · Boyacá · ~24 km
- Alto Ganchaneda · viewpoint · Boyacá · ~25 km
- Alto San Juan · viewpoint · Boyacá · ~26 km
- Alto Gaviria · viewpoint · Boyacá · ~26 km
- Alto Ollitas · viewpoint · Boyacá · ~27 km
- Museo Paleontológico · museum · Boyacá · ~28 km
- Alto La Cumbre · viewpoint · Boyacá · ~28 km
- Laguna Pozo de Los Patos · lake · Boyacá · ~28 km
- Casa Museo de Antonio Ricaurte · museum · Boyacá · ~28 km
50–100 km — one-day trips
- Casa del Fundador Gonzalo Suárez Rendón · fort · Boyacá · ~52 km · Must-see
- Sun Temple · fort · Boyacá · ~55 km · Must-see
- Archaeology Museum · museum · Boyacá · ~55 km · Must-see
- Lake Tota · lake · Boyacá · ~55 km · Must-see
- Isla Santo Domingo · lake · Boyacá · ~57 km · Must-see
- Isla San Pedro · lake · Boyacá · ~58 km · Must-see
- Laguna de Fúquene · lake · Cundinamarca · ~64 km · Must-see
- Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Chiquinquirá · church · Boyacá · ~69 km · Must-see
- Carita Sonriente · fort · Boyacá · ~51 km
- Alto Saguata · viewpoint · Boyacá · ~51 km
- Pozo Verde (cascada) · waterfall · Boyacá · ~51 km
- Alto del Cogollo · viewpoint · Boyacá · ~51 km
- Piedra Negra · waterfall · Boyacá · ~51 km
- Casa Berlín · fort · Boyacá · ~51 km
- Alto Lamadero · viewpoint · Boyacá · ~51 km
- Alto Los Cinco Grandes · viewpoint · Boyacá · ~51 km
- Playa Blanca · beach · Boyacá · ~51 km
- Alto La Parroquia · viewpoint · Boyacá · ~51 km
- Casona Los Verdes · fort · Boyacá · ~52 km
- Alto de Ventaquemada · viewpoint · Boyacá · ~52 km
- Cueva De Oso · cave · Boyacá · ~52 km
- Alto El Granadillo · viewpoint · Boyacá · ~52 km
- Alto Campana · viewpoint · Boyacá · ~52 km
- Cuchilla Pan De Azucar · viewpoint · Boyacá · ~52 km
- Alto Moniquira · viewpoint · Boyacá · ~52 km
- Casa de la Isla · fort · Boyacá · ~53 km
- Alto Cantano · viewpoint · Santander · ~53 km
- Alto Llano Grande · viewpoint · Boyacá · ~54 km
- Alto De Culebra · viewpoint · Boyacá · ~54 km
- Alfombra · viewpoint · Boyacá · ~55 km
- Banderas Plazoleta Sol de Irika · fort · Boyacá · ~55 km
- Alto Togina · viewpoint · Boyacá · ~55 km
- Alto Vía Duitama - el Encino · viewpoint · Boyacá · ~55 km
- Monumento A la Raza · fort · Boyacá · ~55 km
- Cacique Sugamuxi · fort · Boyacá · ~55 km
- Isla Santa Helena · river spot · Boyacá · ~55 km
- Museo Arqueológico Eliécer Silva Celis · fort · Boyacá · ~55 km
- Alto Lavadero · viewpoint · Boyacá · ~55 km
- Alto Guamito · viewpoint · Santander · ~56 km
- A Los Mártires de la Ramada · fort · Boyacá · ~56 km
Count by type (within 100 km)
| Type | Within 50 km | Within 100 km | Nearest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hill stations & viewpoints | 76 | 117 | Alto de Las Águilas (9 km) |
| Forts & heritage | 39 | 55 | Los Indios (10 km) |
| Waterfalls | 30 | 42 | Cascadas de El Infiernito (11 km) |
| Museums | 15 | 18 | Monasterio de San Agustín (15 km) |
| Lakes, dams & reservoirs | 6 | 13 | Laguna Carrizal (22 km) |
| Churches | 8 | 9 | Iglesia Las Nieves (El Señor de la Columna) (14 km) |
| Caves | 7 | 8 | La Piedra del Viejo (Leyenda) (11 km) |
| Other attractions | 4 | 5 | Bus Terminal (15 km) |
| Beaches & coast | 0 | 3 | Playa Blanca (51 km) |
| Rivers, islands & mangroves | 0 | 3 | Isla Santa Helena (55 km) |
| Parks | 1 | 1 | Parque Pinzón (15 km) |
| Wildlife, forests & gardens | 0 | 1 | Reserva Forestal Nacimiento Río Bogotá (66 km) |
Combita: questions travellers ask
What are the best places to visit near Combita?
Monasterio de San Agustín (museum, about 15 km), Cojines del Zaque (heritage site, about 15 km), Convento Santa Clara La Real (museum, about 15 km), Hunzahúa Well (heritage site, about 16 km), Iguaque (waterfall, about 27 km), Captain Antonio Ricaurte House Museum (museum, about 28 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Combita?
186 places on Spotwander: 76 hill stations & viewpoints, 39 forts & heritage, 30 waterfalls, 15 museums, 6 lakes, dams & reservoirs.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Combita?
Alto de Las Águilas, about 9 km by road; Alto Del Volado (13 km) is next.
Which is the nearest fort to Combita?
Los Indios, about 10 km by road; Bohío (12 km) is next.
Which is the nearest waterfall to Combita?
Cascadas de El Infiernito, about 11 km by road; Grutas y Cascadas Tunja (17 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Combita?
Start in Combita, visit Monasterio de San Agustín, then Convento Santa Clara La Real, then Hunzahúa Well, then Cojines del Zaque, then Iguaque, and drive back — about 70 km by road in all.
What is the best time to visit places near Combita?
October to February for cool, clear air for hill stations & viewpoints; October to February for forts & heritage; year-round for museums.
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Sources: places from OpenStreetMap contributors, Wikidata and GeoNames; Combita’s location and population from GeoNames. Data sources & credits.